Gretchen in Insider Magazine
August 30, 2006
Please grab a copy of the latest issue of the Insider Magazine which came out last Tuesday, August 29. 2006.
Our very own Gretchen Malalad is among the Top 7 Filipina Sports Hotties… Yes! Foxy ladies who are sporting sensations in their own fields….
Thanks to Theodore Jurado for the info. 
Meet the ‘Pinoy Dream Academy’ teachers
| By WALDEN SADIRI |
The Manila Bulletin Online
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| Starting on Aug. 28 and airing nightly henceforth on ABS-CBN’s Primetime Bida, the “Pinoy Dream Academy” students will come face to face with three well-respected teachers. For singing, they have Moy Ortiz of the acclaimed vocal group The CompanY; for dance and artistic movements on stage, they have no less than topnotch dance choreographer and judge of the recently concluded “You Can Dance” Maribeth Bichara; and for their morning fitness classes, they have ex-Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity housemate and SEA Games Gold Medalist for Karate, Gretchen Malalad.
Now meet the “Pinoy Dream Academy Teachers,” their insights, why they took the job and what are they looking for. Gretchen Malalad: Fitness expert The scholars’ fitness class during their stay at the Pinoy Dream Academy will be on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 .m. to 9 a.m. every week. And their teacher is no other than karate expert Gretchen Malalad. I’m not just there to teach them how to look good but to help them with their voice. They need a strong cardiovascular system for them to sing well. And in dancing, the core body is important so core training is important and I’ll work on that,” she explained. She stressed though that it is not the academy’s aim to make the students lose weight. Rather, for them to have more stamina and energy to get them through the day and most especially get them through their concerts. She believes that having a healthy body will make it easier for them to attend their classes and meet the taxing requirements as scholars. She also pointed out that she’ll be advising them on proper nutrition and the right food to eat and it will depend on them whether they follow her or not. “Kasama rin sa cardio class ang martial arts, boxing, core training. Since I’m an athlete and have been training abroad, I’m bringing to PDA the technology I learned. I applied it to my curriculum,” she remarked. When she was still in the military (she was an Airwoman 1st Class before she got discharged), she was the Taebo instructor of the soldiers every morning. At the moment she has opened her own karate school, the Karate Development of Arts and Sports at Greenwood Village in Pasig. She’s still a member of the Karate Philippine Team. For the 26-year-old fitness expert, an important ingredient in becoming a total performer would be conditioning and this is what she hopes the scholars would accomplish with her at PDA’s fitness helm! |
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Umalis ng air force dahil sa showbiz!
Umalis ng air force dahil sa showbiz!
SUNTOK SA BUWAN Ni Emy Abuan-Bautista
Ang Pilipino STAR Ngayon 08/29/2006
Ang karate champion ng Pinoy Big Brother na si Gretchen Malalad ay gusto nang mag-concentrate sa showbiz kaya nag-resign na sa air force. Isa siya sa apat na regular teachers sa Pinoy Dream Academy. Magtuturo ito ng physical fitness sa 20 scholars ng PDA. Kasama niya si Jim Paredes na magiging headmaster or principal, Moy Ortiz ng The Company para sa music and voice lessons samantalang dance instructress naman si Maribeth Bichara.
Ayon kay Director Lauren Dyogi, napili nila si Gretchen na magturo ng physical fitness dahil talagang nagtuturo ito ng martial arts at taebo sa mga sundalo sa Villamor air base.
“The curriculum I prepared is suited to the needs of the PDA students. More on cardio exercises for them,” says Gretchen.
Taken from PhilStar:
Posted by Masoral in Gretchen Malalad Thread… click here
‘Pinoy Dream Academy’ is better than ‘Idol’
August 26, 2006ABS-CBN:
By Tessa C. Mauricio
Friday, August 25, 2006 The premise of the Pinoy Dream Academy is to establish a school where 16 scholars, as opposed to “housemates,” will train under a team of respected and credible instructors. Here in the Philippines, ABS-CBN and Endemol found the experts in Jim Paredes; voice coach and composer Moy Ortiz of The CompanY; seasoned choreographer Maribeth Bichara; and Asean gold medalist and former Pinoy Big Brother finalist Gretchen Malalad for fitness.
for fitness.
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Pinoy Dream Academy: Update
People’s Tonight
8/19/2006 18:20 PM
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Who is not familiar with Gretchen Malalad, naging SEA Games medalist sa karate and a former PBB celebrity housemate? Well, kay Gretchen natoka ang pagtuturo ng physical fitness sa PDA students.
Remember kung sino ang naging best friend ni Gretchen habang nasa Bahay ni Kuya? Si Aleck Bovick, ’di ba? Well, madalas pa din daw silang mag-usap at magkita ni Aleck. Tantiya niya, five months on the family way na si Aleck, courtesy of businessman cum actor, Carlo Maceda.
Gretchen said she no longer works sa military. Posible rin na magkaroon siya ng sports and fitness show sa Dos.
Tattle by Nel Alejandrino
August 21, 2006
TATTLE
by : Nel Alejandrino
HINDI pa man official na nagsisimula ang bagong reality cum talent search ng ABS-CBN, ang Pinoy Dream Academy (PDA), nagiging mainit na ito.
Unang-una na, noong August 12, nagkaroon ng mukha ang mga participant from the National Capital Region (NCR). Aba, ’di lang sila mga tipong artista, mukhang mga palaban pa! ‘Wag lang po sana silang pasaway.
Tonight, ang mga napili sa regional at global auditions naman ang ating masisilayan.
Naitanong nga pala namin kay direk Lauren Dyogi, overall in-charge sa programa, kung marunong bang mag-Tagalog ang mga contestant from abroad.
Ayon kasi sa kanya, ni-recruit nila ang mga ito from Milan, Australia, London, Dubai and North America (kung saan may The Filipnio Channel o TFC).
Ang maliksing sagot ni Lauren: “Aba, oo, at matatas silang managalog.”
Isa raw sa mga contestant, ay isang OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker). Like the rest of the contestants na ’di taga-Metro Manila, pinamasahihan ito ng ABS- CBN para makarating dito. They are all housed sa isang magandang tirahan. Maganda rin ang iskul na papasukan ng mga “scholar” na ito.
Located close to the Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) house, it has all the amenities na makikita sa regular school. May classroom, may gym at may canteen called Kuya’s Cafeteria.
Ang line-up ng trabaho is a dream come true for the students na nagnanais pumasok sa showbiz.
Consider: Moy Ortiz, singer, songwriter, arranger and member of the vocal group The Company, assigned to teach student various singing techniques. Who wouldn’t want to be taught magsayaw ng ace choreographer na si Maribeth Bichara? Well, the PDA students will have no less than Maribeth as dance teacher.
A much-admired dancer herself, Maribeth belongs to an affluent family in Bicol, who used to frown on her choice of profession. But now, they are extremely proud of her accomplishments.
Maribeth is the younger sister of Al Bichara, former Albay governor and currently Philippine ambassador sa Lebanon.
Will Maribeth join politics in time? Kasi, sabi nga, if she does, she can just dance all her way to any political position she wants.
Who is not familiar with Gretchen Malalad, naging SEA Games medalist sa karate and a former PBB celebrity housemate? Well, kay Gretchen natoka ang pagtuturo ng physical fitness sa PDA students.
Remember kung sino ang naging best friend ni Gretchen habang nasa Bahay ni Kuya? Si Aleck Bovick, ’di ba? Well, madalas pa din daw silang mag-usap at magkita ni Aleck. Tantiya niya, five months on the family way na si Aleck, courtesy of businessman cum actor, Carlo Maceda.
Gretchen said she no longer works sa military. Posible rin na magkaroon siya ng sports and fitness show sa Dos.
Gretchen resigns from air force to join showbiz
FREEHAND
By: Mario Bautista
People’s Journal
PBB’S karate champ Gretchen Malalad has resigned from the Air Force to try her luck in showbiz. “I was officially discharged after three years of working with them,” she says.
She’s now one of the four regular teachers in “Pinoy Dream Academy”. She will be teaching physical fitness to the 16 PDA scholars. Jim Paredes has come from Sydney, Australia where he now lives to be the academy’s headmaster or principal. Moy Ortiz of the Company will be teaching music and voice lessons while Maribeth Bichara will teach them the various forms of dance. There will be extra teachers to handle other subjects like acting, public relations, etc.
“We chose Gretchen to teach fitness as she really teaches martial arts in the gym and taebo to the soldiers in Villamor Air Base,” says PDA director Lauren Dyogi.
“But I’ve suited the curriculum I prepared to the needs of the PDA students,” she adds. “More on cardio exercises para they have greater stamina for singing and dancing.”
Ex-PBB housemate teaches in Pinoy Academy
DREAM FACTORY
Ethel Ramos
“Nagkataong may isinauli akong mga PBB tapes sa PBB
house. Direk Dyogi happened to be there. And he told me
he was looking for a sports teacher for the students of the
PDA.” – Gretchen Malalad
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THE new show on ABS-CBN, “Pinoy Dream Academy” (PDA) is destined to become the biggest reality-cum-talent search on TV ever. Already, it has created a stir when it presented the participants from the National Capital Region (NCR) last August 12. Last Saturday, August 18, would be-scholars (yes, that’s how the contestants are called) from both the different regions and abroad, were introduced.
From the group, 16 students will be trained to become the next singing sensation. But aside from honing their talent for singing, they will also undergo a series of performance and character enhancement sessions.
“Like a typical student, each of the scholar will attend school. The academy is like all schools. It will have a classroom, a gym and even a cafeteria, which is named Kuya’s Cafeteria,” said director Lauren Dyogi, over-all in charge of this program.
“Ang magiging iba lang sa kanila, lahat ng activities na gagawin nila sa kanilang klase– the hardships they’ll undergo and the triumphs they will win for themselves – will be seen by the public,” he added.
Meet the three members of the faculty of PDA: Moy Ortiz, Gretchen Malalad and Maribeth Bichara.
Gretchen Malalad, Fitness Teacher in Pinoy Dream Academy
August 18, 2006TV PATROL WORLD - STAR NEWS
August 17, 2006 edition of TV Patrol World finally revealed the teachers of the upcoming reality show in ABS-CBN, the Pinoy Dream Academy.
Our very own, Ms. Gretchen Malalad, will be the scholars’ Fitness Teacher, along with Ms. Maribeth Bichara as the Dance Teacher and Mr. Moy Ortiz, of The Company, for basic singing.
Gretchen Malalad fans… Gege’s Sidekicks, get ready for a lot of Gege this coming August! A heads up!
More links to visit:
For more information about the Pinoy Dream Academy, visit here
New Thread of Ms. Gretchen Malalad, Fitness Teacher in PDA in ABS-CBN Forums, click this link…
TV Patrol World Feature… click here….
PDA Teachers Official Thread… click here..
Gretchen Malalad Official Thread in PBBCE … click here…
More pictures of Gege in PDA on the Pinoy Dream Academy Gallery
With Ms. Charo Santos-Concio and ABS-CBN Executives during the contract signing
With Ms. Charo Santos-Concio, Direk Laurenti Dyogi and ABS-CBN Executives
during the contract signing
Eat your heart out…. our great Karateka is here….
Congrats Gege!
Mam Gege in YES! Magazine
(L-R) Director Wenn Deramas
with former Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition housemates
Aleck Bovick, DJ Rico Robles and Gretchen Malalad
This image appears in YES! Magazine June 2006 issue. Check it out!
Thanks Sidekick Ay_Pe for the picture..
